Residents showed up at a community meeting Wednesday night to discuss their concerns about a potential new neighbor.

A Target store could be going up just south of uptown Albuquerque, which is no stranger to new development, but homeowners said they still cherish their quiet, cozy neighborhood.

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Schools are all around. It's a great community, said homeowner Dallas Bradford.

Bradford said he and the other residents feel that their safety may be in jeopardy if the city goes through with a plan that would allow a two story, 165,000 square foot building on the south of the uptown development.

Anytime you have big businesses, big stores, you have all types of other tangibles that can't be really helped, Bradford said.

Bradford said it includes increased car and pedestrian traffic, and some are concerned that the new store would throw off the community's feel.

Jim Dobbie, of the Hunt Development, said his company is more than willing to listen to neighbor's problems, but he believes that the already-busy area is equipped to handle the traffic.

I think it would be a boost to the area. It would anchor the Albuquerque uptown shopping center. It would have a grocery section as well, and uptown has been wanting a grocery store forever, Dobbie said.